In great news for Titans fans, young forwards David Fifita and Tino Fa'asuamaleaui have taken out the top two spots in voting for the best player under 21 in the NRL.
Outs: Josh Reynolds (Hull FC), Josh Aloiai (Sea Eagles), Matthew Eisenhuth (Panthers), Harry Grant (Storm), Robert Jennings (Panthers), Chris Lawrence (Retired), Benji Marshall (released), Sam McIntyre (Titans), Chris McQueen (retired), Paul Momirovski (released), Dylan Smith (released), Elijah Taylor (released)
Players in the 2020 Rich 100: 5 - 21. Moses Mbye ($815,000), 36. Russell Packer ($750,000), 50. Joey Leilua ($700,000), 69. Adam Doueihi ($625,000), 71. Luke Brooks ($600,000) Michael Maguire came under pressure during the back half of the year as the Tigers season stalled. Maguire is attempting to rebuild the club from the ground up and is still carrying players signed by the previous coach. Maguire will be hoping that the key signings of James Tamou and James Roberts push the club into the top eight. His head may be on the chopping block if they do not.
November 2019
November 21: Melbourne captain Cameron Smith confirms his decision to play on in 2020, declaring he is feeling really fresh now and looking forward to next year .
Wests Tigers re-sign talented rookie Tommy Talau until the end of the 2022 season.
November 22: The Sydney Roosters extend the contract of premiership-winning prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves through to the end of 2023.
Wests Tigers sneak under Parramatta’s guard to sign promising Eels’ front-rower Stefano Utoikamanu to a three-year deal, starting in 2021.
A meeting of NRL coaches hears a proposal for teams defeated in golden point to be rewarded under a revised allocation of competition points. Only half of the NRL’s 16 coaches attend the meeting where several other initiatives are discussed, including an NFL-style golden point right of reply , where both teams have an opportunity with the ball in the extra-time period.